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Theresa Z's avatar

Yours is the best statement ever on being a person, not a brand or a soundbite or an elevator pitch. I'm glad you're back.

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alex testere's avatar

🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲 thank you so much!!

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Meg S's avatar

Congrats! Loved seeing this pop up in my inbox. Hope we'll be seeing more of you soon. :)

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alex testere's avatar

Thank you!!! Excited to keep it up! 💕

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Nathan B's avatar

My god how I've missed these newsletters. Glad you're back! PS, my partner and I have been making chicken milanese on the regular since your newsletter :)

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alex testere's avatar

omg the Milanese lives on!!! I love that, thank you for following along 💕

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Kate Miceli's avatar

Congrats on the book!!! Happy to have a fellow person with diverse interests and hobbies :)

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alex testere's avatar

thank you!!!!! <3

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Lena Mattar's avatar

I’m glad you’re Back! Cant wait to read your book :))

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alex testere's avatar

thank you!!!

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NS's avatar

So glad you’re back! And, yes, the plant/food/science/dog person adjectives are ridiculous. It’s part of a general infantilization of language, such as adults calling meetings “play dates” or saying “yay”. I’m in a peevish mood.

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Sabra's avatar

Here to love and support every evolution of you 💗💗

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alex testere's avatar

thank you sabraaaaa 💕💕💕💕💕

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Herman Visagie's avatar

Lovely honest reflection. Love it. And re your fear of abandonment, this Breakfast Batchelor eta reader just signed up for your newsletter… so keep being awesome x

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alex testere's avatar

Thank you!! You’ve been on board since the very beginning!! Breaks my little heart 💕

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Herman Visagie's avatar

Haha it’s been a fun ride. Those early videos made me fall in love with you more than a little bit. It’s been great fun watching you evolve over the years

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Marilia's avatar

I just thought of your newsletter the other day! I've missed it and I'm glad you're continuing <3

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alex testere's avatar

Thank you so much!!!

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Andrea S's avatar

Loved your email and its message, and so excited for your upcoming book!!

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alex testere's avatar

Thank you Andrea!!

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Katie's avatar

So excited to see your emails in my inbox again! Like the other comments say, so down to be along for the ride!

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alex testere's avatar

thank you!!!

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Maureen Quigley Foster's avatar

Lots of smiles reading this newsletter, look forward to more! Thank you! Congratulations on “Please Grow”……it sounds like my kind of book!

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alex testere's avatar

thank you!! i can't wait for the book to come out next spring!!

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Maryanne Lyons's avatar

Good luck to you. I enjoy your creative endeavors no matter what and during the height of Covid they have me hope and pause. Thank you

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alex testere's avatar

i really appreciate that, thank you <3

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jude's avatar

i love all of the comments below. and concur. go for it, alex. you will not regret abandoning "branding" and going with your own thing. ALL of it! and the book. so exciting. congrats.

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alex testere's avatar

thank you so much!!!!

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Kate's avatar

I love this so, so much Alex. I’ve always felt really put-off by the concept of personal brands (not a great way to feel with our current society haha) because people are really complex and I think it’s nuts to distill a person down to *one thing*. So, I really appreciate your putting this out there! Also, I just love your writing and drawings, no matter what they’re about! Here for all of it :-D

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alex testere's avatar

thank you!! social media's been such a challenge lately, so i'm leaning into just doing whatever i want! thank you for sticking around <3 <3 <3

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Barbara T Cavanaugh's avatar

You can do it! And I’ll be here, for one.

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alex testere's avatar

thanks for sticking around!!!! <3

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